Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lu Ming escorts Tang Zhiqing through school while helping her manage the side effects of an Evil Beast’s ability. The attack has caused her to lose control over her speech, making her accidentally voice her true thoughts.
• To explain their behavior, Lu Ming claims that he and Tang Zhiqing are investigating student “early dating” for disciplinary purposes. He uses this excuse to ask to hold her hand.
• Tang Zhiqing openly admits that she has always wanted to walk hand in hand with Lu Ming, surprising him with her unusually direct confession. They walk through campus with their fingers interlocked.
• In the Student Council room, Ran Yanyue criticizes their apparent public romance. Lu Ming extends the “research” excuse and suggests that Ran Yanyue participate as well.
• Lu Ming explains Tang Zhiqing’s condition to Ran Yanyue and reveals that the responsible Evil Beast is the Code-named “True Sheep.”
• Tang Zhiqing accidentally says that she dislikes seeing Lu Ming and Ran Yanyue flirt without including her. Both girls become embarrassed, while Lu Ming secretly enjoys the situation.
• Zhao Chuncui reports that True Sheep has been sighted in Haiyang City and offers to help search for it. Tang Zhiqing refuses to let her risk her life, emphasizing that her own discomfort is insignificant compared with an ordinary person’s safety.
• Zhao provides information that True Sheep tends to appear in dark, elevated places. Lu Ming volunteers to search with Tang Zhiqing after school.
• Tang Zhiqing says they think alike “like a married couple,” then hurriedly leaves to avoid further embarrassment.
• Inspired by her openness, Lu Ming takes Ran Yanyue’s hand while walking back to class. She pretends not to notice and continues walking with her usual calm expression.

Character Developments

• Lu Ming: Becomes increasingly bold and playful in pursuing both Tang Zhiqing and Ran Yanyue. He uses the investigation excuse to create romantic opportunities and is delighted by Tang Zhiqing’s involuntary honesty.
• Tang Zhiqing: Her normally controlled and tactful personality is disrupted by True Sheep’s ability, forcing her to speak her genuine thoughts. She reveals strong romantic feelings toward Lu Ming and jealousy regarding his interactions with Ran Yanyue, while also demonstrating her usual compassion by refusing to endanger Zhao Chuncui.
• Ran Yanyue: Maintains her sharp, disciplined exterior but becomes visibly uncomfortable when Tang Zhiqing implies that she and Lu Ming flirt. Despite protesting their behavior, she quietly allows Lu Ming to hold her hand, suggesting growing affection beneath her reserved personality.
• Zhao Chuncui: Shows concern for Tang Zhiqing and a willingness to risk herself to help locate True Sheep, reinforcing her loyalty and sense of duty.

Significant Themes

• Truth versus social tact: Tang Zhiqing’s condition exposes the contrast between her carefully managed public persona and her private feelings.
• Romantic tension and jealousy: The three characters’ relationship becomes more complicated as affection, rivalry, and embarrassment surface openly.
• The value of human life: Tang Zhiqing places the safety of ordinary people above her own suffering, highlighting her selflessness.
• Emotional vulnerability: The characters’ indirect gestures and teasing gradually give way to more honest expressions of affection.
• Public roles versus private desires: Their positions as Student Council members and Magical Girls require discipline and restraint, but their personal feelings increasingly break through those boundaries.

Chapter 222 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lu Ming and Ran Yanyue begin “studying teenage romance” by holding hands. Ran initially lectures him about taking romance seriously, but admits internally that she is happy to participate. She agrees they may hold hands outside school, provided they avoid doing so publicly in front of students.
• Ran subtly investigates how intimate Lu Ming is with Tang Zhiqing. Lu Ming exaggerates by claiming he and Tang often embrace, then quickly retracts the statement when Ran says she will ask Tang directly.
• Back in class, Tang Zhiqing’s ability continues forcing her to voice thoughts she would normally conceal. When Xia Lan asks about rumors concerning her relationship with Lu Ming, Tang admits that although they have not slept together, she frequently dreams about doing so.
• Tang’s outspoken behavior causes her considerable embarrassment and threatens her dignified public image. She blames the Evil Beast True Sheep for her condition and resolves to find it.
• At a grade assembly, Tang unintentionally harshly criticizes several first-year students. Surprisingly, the students appreciate her honesty, interpreting her criticism as evidence that she genuinely pays attention to and cares about them.
• After school, Lu Ming meets Tang at the school gate and learns about the assembly. Tang’s ability makes her directly point out that Lu Ming often stares at her chest, leaving him deeply embarrassed. She realizes that the ability can occasionally be useful because it allows her to express thoughts she normally suppresses.
• Lu Ming and Tang search nearby tall, dark buildings for True Sheep, hoping to find a way to undo the ability affecting Tang. Tang mentions that another Magical Girl once removed a similar effect by cleansing herself with magic power, but it is unclear whether that solution will work for her.
• Meanwhile, Rabbit Bone discusses its losses. Bone Eater and Longhorn have both been defeated in Haiyang, and five of the organization’s code-named Evil Beasts have already been eliminated since arriving. The group concludes that Longhorn’s ability has isolated the local Magical Girl and plans to exploit her vulnerability. They also reveal that negotiations with the Witch failed because she refuses to eat humans.

Character Developments

• Lu Ming: Becomes openly enthusiastic about his relationship with Ran and enjoys teasing her, though he is easily humiliated when Tang’s ability exposes his private behavior.
• Ran Yanyue: Shows growing romantic willingness despite maintaining her cool, serious demeanor. She agrees to participate in a relationship with Lu Ming and privately admits that she is pleased by their closeness.
• Tang Zhiqing: Struggles with the loss of her usual restraint and dignity, but begins recognizing advantages in being forced to speak honestly. Her directness unexpectedly strengthens her connection with the first-year students.
• Xia Lan: Displays her intense curiosity and love of secrets, acting as a humorous confidante when Tang reveals her hidden romantic thoughts.
• Rabbit Bone’s forces: Become increasingly alarmed by the rapid destruction of their elite Evil Beasts and shift toward a more opportunistic plan to eliminate the isolated Magical Girl.

Significant Themes

• Romance and emotional honesty: Lu Ming and Ran’s hand-holding represents a tentative step toward mutual romantic intimacy, while Tang’s ability exposes feelings that she normally keeps hidden.
• Public image versus private desire: Tang’s dignified Student Council persona clashes with her involuntary confessions, creating both embarrassment and unexpected emotional openness.
• The unexpected value of honesty: Tang’s blunt criticism, though unintended, reassures younger students that she cares about them.
• Escalating conflict: Rabbit Bone’s rapid losses show that Haiyang is far more dangerous than the organization expected, while the heroes remain under threat from a coordinated enemy strategy.
• Power as both curse and tool: Longhorn’s ability causes Tang social distress, yet it also lets her express genuine thoughts and discover new ways to interact with others.

Character Interactions

• Lu Ming and Ran flirt while negotiating when and where they can hold hands.
• Xia Lan playfully interrogates Tang about Lu Ming, drawing out an embarrassing confession.
• Tang and Lu Ming discuss her assembly speech, followed by Tang teasing him about his habit of looking at her.
• Lu Ming and Tang work together to locate True Sheep and find a possible cure for Tang’s condition.

Chapter Summary

• Search for True Sheep: Lu Ming and Tang Zhiqing continue searching across Haiyang City for the Evil Beast True Sheep, knowing they must capture it before it leaves the city. Their search is exhausting, especially because Tang Zhiqing continuously uses her magical perception.
• Romantic development: While walking together at sunset, Tang Zhiqing accurately senses that Lu Ming wants to hold her hand. Although he denies it, he eventually takes her hand, and they walk with their fingers intertwined. Tang Zhiqing openly admits that she wanted to hold his hand, revealing how the Evil Beast’s truth-forcing ability has lowered her usual restraint.
• Honest conversation: Lu Ming refuses to exploit Tang Zhiqing’s altered state to force personal answers from her. Moved by his respect, Tang Zhiqing tells him that the time she, Lu Ming, and Ran Yanyue spent together in the Student Council room was the happiest period of her life. She insists that the three of them remain together in the future. She also admits she feels jealous when Lu Ming holds Ran Yanyue’s hand, leading to playful discussion about him holding both girls’ hands.
• Growing intimacy: After traveling all over the city, Lu Ming and Tang Zhiqing rest on a bench, with Tang Zhiqing leaning on his shoulder while they continue holding hands. Their closeness resembles that of a couple. A police officer, Zhao Chuncui, encounters them and assumes they are dating. Lu Ming denies it because their school forbids early dating, but Tang Zhiqing accidentally calls him “husband.” Rather than correct Zhao’s misunderstanding and disappoint Lu Ming, Tang Zhiqing allows it to continue, showing her growing concern for his feelings.
• Locating True Sheep: Zhao Chuncui reports a new sighting of True Sheep. Lu Ming deduces that the creature, which prefers darkness and high places, will likely appear at Haiyang Tower once the sky becomes overcast. He uses his weather-manipulating ability to bring in clouds, surprising Tang Zhiqing. She immediately asks him to use the same ability to make outdoor school activities cooler and prevent rain during Student Council events, humorously grounding his extraordinary power in everyday concerns.
• Confrontation begins: A red streak is seen flying toward Haiyang Tower. Tang Zhiqing transforms and carries Lu Ming to the tower, where they find True Sheep: a four-legged, ram-horned creature with sharp fangs that cannot speak. Before the confrontation begins, Tang Zhiqing senses that other Evil Beasts are also surrounding them.

Character Development and Interactions

• Lu Ming: Becomes more openly affectionate toward Tang Zhiqing but continues to respect her autonomy, refusing to manipulate her forced honesty. He is delighted by her accidental romantic confessions and increasingly views their relationship as intimate.
• Tang Zhiqing: Shows greater emotional openness, admitting her happiness with Lu Ming and Ran Yanyue and her jealousy of Ran Yanyue. She becomes more willing to indulge Lu Ming’s feelings, even preserving Zhao Chuncui’s mistaken belief that they are dating.
• Zhao Chuncui: Acts as an outside observer who notices the pair’s chemistry and playfully encourages the romantic misunderstanding.
• Lu Ming and Tang Zhiqing’s relationship: Their bond deepens through hand-holding, emotional honesty, teasing, mutual consideration, and physical closeness. Their partnership remains connected to their larger three-person alliance with Ran Yanyue.

Significant Themes

• Trust and respect: Lu Ming’s refusal to exploit Tang Zhiqing’s compromised state demonstrates genuine care and respect.
• Emotional honesty: The Evil Beast’s influence brings hidden feelings to the surface, especially Tang Zhiqing’s affection and jealousy.
• Romance amid danger: Tender, comedic romantic moments occur alongside the urgent mission to capture True Sheep.
• Teamwork and loyalty: Lu Ming and Tang Zhiqing rely on each other’s abilities and reaffirm their commitment to staying together with Ran Yanyue.
• The danger of hidden threats: The discovery of additional Evil Beasts suggests that the coming battle may be more complicated than a simple confrontation with True Sheep.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lu Ming and Tang Zhiqing are ambushed by five Code-named Evil Beasts who expect Tang Zhiqing to be isolated and desperate after being affected by Long Cow’s ability. Their plan is disrupted when Lu Ming appears and introduces himself as Tang Zhiqing’s “husband,” a statement she casually confirms.
• The Evil Beasts underestimate Lu Ming because he is human. When two attack, he overwhelms them with overwhelming physical strength and speed, easily breaking bones, destroying an arm, and surviving abilities involving gravity and ice.
• Lu Ming realizes the battlefield is a prepared trap. Leaving the designated area triggers a lightning attack, while the Evil Beasts coordinate their abilities to restrain him.
• Despite the danger, Lu Ming kills the leopard-like Evil Beast by smashing its head, reducing the enemy group from five to four.
• Rabbit Bone, a powerful Evil Beast ranked among the top five in danger level, suddenly attacks Tang Zhiqing with extreme speed. Lu Ming activates Time Stop, rescues her, and damages part of Rabbit Bone’s head.
• The Witch then appears and attacks Rabbit Bone and the remaining Evil Beasts with enormous purple-black flames. Her flames deliberately avoid Lu Ming and Tang Zhiqing, suggesting she is not targeting them. Most of the Evil Beasts disappear in the attack.
• True Sheep remains behind, apparently absorbed in the darkness and height of the rooftop. Lu Ming prepares to kill him, while Tang Zhiqing asks about Lu Ming’s possible connection to the Witch.

Character Developments

• Lu Ming: Demonstrates that his physical abilities far exceed the Evil Beasts’ expectations. He remains calm and analytical even while surrounded, treating the battle almost like a timed challenge. He prioritizes protecting Tang Zhiqing and uses Time Stop strategically rather than recklessly.
• Tang Zhiqing: Stays composed despite the ambush and recognizes the danger of the trap. Her casual confirmation that Lu Ming is her husband shows her comfort with their relationship and helps reinforce their unusual but close partnership.
• Rabbit Bone: Initially appears as the most dangerous opponent, relying on extraordinary speed and targeting Tang Zhiqing. However, Lu Ming proves capable of injuring it, and Rabbit Bone becomes vulnerable when confronted by the Witch.
• The Witch: Makes a striking first appearance as an extraordinarily beautiful and immensely powerful Evil Beast. Her attack seems selective, sparing Lu Ming and Tang Zhiqing while eliminating or driving away the others.
• True Sheep: Is portrayed as strange and passive, remaining absorbed in the rooftop environment instead of joining the battle. Lu Ming humorously compares him to a reclusive shut-in.

Significant Themes

• Underestimation and reversed power dynamics: The Evil Beasts assume the human is helpless, only to discover that Lu Ming is the most immediate threat.
• Trust and partnership: Lu Ming and Tang Zhiqing coordinate naturally, with Lu Ming protecting her and Tang Zhiqing accepting his presence without hesitation.
• Prepared traps versus adaptability: The Evil Beasts’ elaborate battlefield setup creates genuine danger, but Lu Ming’s observation and quick reactions allow him to counter their abilities.
• The ambiguity of good and evil: The Witch, despite being an Evil Beast, protects or at least spares Lu Ming and Tang Zhiqing while attacking other Evil Beasts, suggesting complex loyalties.
• Humor amid danger: Lu Ming’s “husband” slip, his casual comments about the Witch’s beauty, and his comparison of True Sheep to a shut-in lighten an otherwise violent confrontation.

Character Interactions

• The Evil Beasts are confused when Tang Zhiqing shows no signs of the social isolation they expected from Long Cow’s ability, especially because she openly accepts Lu Ming as her husband.
• Lu Ming and Tang Zhiqing discuss whether to flee, ultimately deciding to fight because the trap makes escape dangerous.
• The Evil Beasts coordinate gravity, ice, visual disruption, and other abilities against Lu Ming, but their teamwork fails to stop him.
• Lu Ming saves Tang Zhiqing from Rabbit Bone’s surprise attack and damages Rabbit Bone during the brief Time Stop.
• The Witch notices Lu Ming while attacking Rabbit Bone, prompting Tang Zhiqing to wonder whether the two have met. Lu Ming denies knowing her, though he is clearly impressed by her appearance.
• The chapter ends with Lu Ming and Tang Zhiqing facing the apparently unresponsive True Sheep, who may be the last remaining target.

Chapter 225 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tang Zhiqing explains that True Sheep’s lightning attack was its main ability. By using itself as bait, it has left itself defenseless, giving her the perfect chance to destroy it.
• Before attacking, Tang uses the ability’s truth-enforcing effect to reveal something important to Lu Ming. Instead of scolding him, she quietly confesses that she wants to remain his “president” and spend the rest of her life with him.
• Lu Ming responds sincerely, promising that they will spend their whole lives together. Tang destroys True Sheep with a magic arrow, ending the threat and breaking the ability’s influence over her.
• The following day, Lu Ming finds Tang Zhiqing and Ran Yanyue discussing the final exams in the Student Council room. He deliberately sits between them and holds both of their hands, enjoying the harmony between his two girlfriends.
• Ran initially tells him to let go, but later allows him to hold her hand again. Though she periodically steps on his foot and warns that he will eventually pay for his behavior, she secretly enjoys the closeness and the peaceful atmosphere shared by the three of them.
• After class, Tang’s friend Xia Lan teasingly asks whether Tang and Lu Ming “did it” the previous night, embarrassing Tang and suggesting that rumors about their relationship are spreading.
• During lunch, Lu Ming receives the delayed rewards from absorbing the magic power of three Code-named Evil Beasts: increased physique, endurance, focus, and magic power.
• Concerned that his growing strength might make ordinary physical contact dangerous, Lu Ming receives a new ability, Perfect Bodily Control. It allows him to regulate his strength precisely, using minimal force when necessary while still being capable of unleashing his full power.
• Lu Ming immediately tests the ability by squeezing a leaf without damaging it. Excited to try it with Tang and Ran, he searches for them, but both are occupied elsewhere.
• He eventually encounters Xia Lan, who suspects he has a secret concerning Tang and presses him for details about their relationship.

Character Developments

• Tang Zhiqing: Becomes more emotionally direct, openly expressing her lifelong desire to stay with Lu Ming. After resolving the danger surrounding her, she appears more relaxed, though Xia Lan’s teasing reveals that she still struggles with embarrassment.
• Lu Ming: Deepens his commitment to Tang and Ran, confidently acknowledging both relationships. He also gains greater physical power and, more importantly, learns to control it precisely, solving a major practical problem caused by his superhuman strength.
• Ran Yanyue: Although outwardly stern and easily irritated by Lu Ming’s teasing, she increasingly accepts and enjoys the Student Council’s intimate three-person dynamic. Her subtle smile and tightened grip reveal that she values their bond.
• Xia Lan: Acts as a curious and mischievous observer, eager to uncover the truth about Lu Ming and Tang’s romantic relationship.

Significant Themes

• Love and commitment: Tang’s confession and Lu Ming’s response confirm that their relationship is becoming more serious and future-oriented.
• Harmony within the love triangle/harem: The shared hand-holding scene symbolizes the growing acceptance and balance between Lu Ming, Tang, and Ran.
• Public appearance versus private feelings: Ran and Tang maintain composed exteriors, but their small gestures reveal affection and emotional investment.
• Power and control: Lu Ming’s new ability represents the need to control overwhelming strength responsibly, allowing him to interact normally with the people he loves.
• Youthful romance and teasing: The chapter balances sincere emotional moments with comedy, embarrassment, and playful physical interactions.

Important Character Interactions

• Tang confesses her lifelong feelings to Lu Ming, and he reciprocates.
• Lu Ming holds Tang’s and Ran’s hands simultaneously, creating a rare moment of mutual closeness.
• Ran alternates between rejecting Lu Ming’s teasing and quietly accepting the intimacy.
• Xia Lan embarrasses Tang by questioning her relationship with Lu Ming and later interrogates Lu Ming about their secret.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lu Ming searches for Tang Zhiqing but cannot find her. He leaves a message with her deskmate, Xia Lan, whose confused reaction shows that Lu Ming has misunderstood the implication of Xia Lan’s earlier question.
• On his way back, Lu Ming runs into Ye Xun outside the school’s sports activity room. She jokes that she had planned an exaggerated anime-style “running into someone with bread in her mouth” meeting.
• Ye Xun explains that she is practicing table tennis with Zeng Yi for a first-year tournament, despite having little prior experience.
• Lu Ming boasts that he is talented at every sport, prompting Zeng Yi to challenge him to a match. They make a wager: if Lu Ming wins, Zeng Yi will call him “Brother,” while if she wins, Lu Ming must remove his shirt and do fifty push-ups.
• Lu Ming immediately demonstrates impressive table-tennis skill, returning Zeng Yi’s shots with great speed, accuracy, and control. Zeng Yi struggles badly, including missing an easy serve.
• Determined to win, Zeng Yi uses a concealed serve, an unfair technique that hides the ball’s spin. Lu Ming’s exceptional vision allows him to read the serve and return it effortlessly, sending the ball past Zeng Yi’s head.
• Seeing Zeng Yi’s embarrassment, Lu Ming reassures her that casual games between friends do not need to be treated like formal competitions. Encouraged by being acknowledged as a friend, Zeng Yi regains her confidence and agrees to continue playing.
• Lu Ming secretly experiments with his newly developed control over his physical abilities, deliberately placing each shot exactly where he wants. Zeng Yi mistakenly believes that she has finally begun playing at her true level.

Character Developments

• Lu Ming: Remains confident, playful, and boastful, but also shows consideration when he notices Zeng Yi’s embarrassment. His extraordinary athletic ability continues to expand, particularly his precise control and dynamic vision.
• Zeng Yi: Her proud and competitive personality is highlighted. Though initially arrogant about her skills, she becomes flustered after repeated failures and resorts to an illegal serve. Lu Ming’s reassurance softens her mood, and she becomes quietly pleased by his acceptance of her as a friend.
• Ye Xun: Continues to act cheerful and teasing toward Lu Ming. Her willingness to joke about anime clichés shows their comfortable rapport, while her presence also helps ease Zeng Yi’s embarrassment.
• Xia Lan: Appears briefly as a comic foil, misunderstanding Lu Ming’s response and becoming frustrated when he interprets her question too literally.

Significant Themes

• Competition and pride: Zeng Yi’s determination to prove herself leads her to challenge Lu Ming and even cheat when she begins losing.
• Friendship and emotional reassurance: Lu Ming’s comment that they are playing as friends transforms Zeng Yi’s humiliation into renewed motivation.
• Hidden ability and self-discovery: Lu Ming uses the match to test the limits of his precise physical control, discovering that he can manipulate the ball with extraordinary accuracy.
• Teasing and romantic tension: Much of the chapter’s humor comes from playful provocation, embarrassment, and the characters’ growing familiarity with one another.

Character Interactions

• Lu Ming and Xia Lan have a comedic misunderstanding involving Tang Zhiqing.
• Lu Ming and Ye Xun exchange playful remarks about deliberately colliding in an anime-style encounter.
• Lu Ming and Zeng Yi engage in a competitive, teasing rivalry through their wager and table-tennis match.
• Zeng Yi and Ye Xun interact as practice partners, with Ye Xun unintentionally embarrassing Zeng Yi by praising her weak performance.
• Lu Ming’s reassurance after defeating Zeng Yi creates a warmer, more personal connection between them.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lu Ming plays table tennis against Zeng Yi to help her prepare for an upcoming first-year competition. He narrowly defeats her, winning by one point.
• As agreed in their wager, Zeng Yi shyly calls him “Brother Lu Ming,” which makes her unexpectedly happy.
• Tang Zhiqing arrives and deliberately teases Lu Ming about enjoying being called “brother.” Lu Ming quickly explains the bet and the circumstances of the match.
• Tang subtly discourages Zeng Yi from spending too much time with Lu Ming, claiming that his improving grades should not be disturbed. Zeng Yi responds by declaring that she will run for Student Council president next year and suggests making Lu Ming her secretary.
• This creates a playful, “political” rivalry between Tang, the current president, and Zeng Yi, her potential successor. Lu Ming refuses to take sides, humorously declaring “technological neutrality.”
• Afterward, Lu Ming tells Tang that his body control has improved. She challenges him to practice at the Martial Arts Club, doubtful that he could have mastered her instruction so quickly.
• During sparring, Lu Ming successfully anticipates and counters Tang’s feint, catches her attack, disrupts her balance, and catches her in his arms. This proves that he has genuinely learned the techniques she taught him.
• Lu Ming asks whether his talent has improved from “ordinary” to “genius.” Tang insists that he is still ordinary by her family’s standards, mentioning the advanced martial-arts realm of “Indestructible God-Seeing.”
• Tang becomes troubled by Lu Ming’s rapid progress. She feels that despite her years of training, she is already being surpassed by someone she has only recently begun teaching.
• Tang confides in Xia Lan, who jokingly suggests that she physically pin Lu Ming down to prove her superiority. Although Tang initially rejects the idea, she begins seriously considering it by the end of the chapter.

Character Developments

• Lu Ming: Demonstrates strong athletic ability, quick learning, and improved physical control. He remains shamelessly interested in maintaining the affection of all the girls around him, while using humor and neutrality to avoid choosing sides.
• Zeng Yi: Shows growing affection and attachment to Lu Ming. Although she claims their relationship is not especially important, she wants him to become her future Student Council secretary and openly challenges Tang’s authority.
• Tang Zhiqing: Reveals jealousy and possessiveness toward Lu Ming, especially when Zeng Yi becomes close to him. She is impressed and unsettled by his martial-arts progress, feeling pressure as both his teacher and a long-time practitioner.
• Xia Lan: Acts as Tang’s curious and mischievous confidante. Her provocative joke about overpowering Lu Ming plants an idea in Tang’s mind that she cannot easily dismiss.

Significant Themes

• Rapid growth and natural talent: Lu Ming’s ability to master martial arts in days contrasts with Tang’s decade of disciplined training, raising questions about talent, effort, and the standards used to measure genius.
• Romantic rivalry and possessiveness: Tang and Zeng Yi compete indirectly for influence over Lu Ming, turning Student Council positions and personal relationships into a playful power struggle.
• Humor through ambiguity: Lu Ming’s “technological neutrality” reflects his desire to avoid choosing between the girls while enjoying their attention.
• Public restraint versus private feelings: Tang maintains a composed, authoritative exterior, but her jealousy and growing attraction become increasingly apparent beneath it.
• Power and control: Martial-arts dominance mirrors the characters’ emotional competition, with physical superiority becoming a playful metaphor for romantic control.

Important Character Interactions

• Lu Ming and Zeng Yi: Their table-tennis match strengthens their bond. Her reluctant “Brother Lu Ming” makes her visibly happy, suggesting she is becoming emotionally attached.
• Lu Ming and Tang Zhiqing: Their teasing relationship becomes more intimate. He successfully counters her in combat and catches her in an ambiguous embrace, while she later pushes away his attempt to hold her hand at school.
• Tang Zhiqing and Zeng Yi: Their polite exchange masks a rivalry over Lu Ming and future Student Council authority.
• Tang Zhiqing and Xia Lan: Tang admits her frustration over Lu Ming’s progress, and Xia Lan responds with teasing advice that unexpectedly affects Tang’s thoughts.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tang Zhiqing and Xia Lan discuss an assignment involving pinning someone down at home. Tang initially misunderstands the situation, then realizes it may involve something more intimate and becomes secretly intrigued by Lu Ming’s physique.
• After school, Lu Ming receives an urgent warning from police officer Zhuang Ming not to return home for an hour. Authorities have discovered a homemade pipe bomb near his house, planted by humans manipulated by an Evil Beast.
• Zhuang Ming explains that some people cooperate with Evil Beasts for personal gain, such as revenge or eliminating rivals. The attackers do not personally know Lu Ming and are merely following orders.
• Lu Ming also learns that Lu Annuan is safe, having only suffered a minor head injury after becoming distracted by a classmate eating spicy-and-sour rice noodles during skating practice.
• While waiting before returning home, Lu Ming meets Ji Mengran at the Haiyang Art Exhibition Hall. She takes him inside, openly holds his hand, cleans sweat from his face, and behaves in a way that makes onlookers assume they are a couple.
• Inside the exhibition, Ji Mengran encourages Lu Ming to express his own artistic preferences rather than feel embarrassed by his lack of artistic knowledge. He is drawn to a portrait of the Witch, whom he recognizes from personal experience.
• As they view the painting, an attacker suddenly lunges at Lu Ming with a dagger. Lu Ming reacts quickly, restraining and throwing him, but the attacker continues fighting.

Character Developments

• Lu Ming remains relaxed and irreverent despite the threat against his family. He is grateful for official support and reflects that he has no desire to rule the world or become a demon king, preferring a comfortable life surrounded by the girls he knows.
• His protective instincts are emphasized when he immediately asks whether Lu Annuan is safe.
• Tang Zhiqing becomes more aware of her attraction to Lu Ming, privately admiring his body and developing curiosity about intimacy.
• Ji Mengran shows increasing familiarity and possessiveness toward Lu Ming. She seeks him out because he is the only local person she knows, physically leads him around, cleans him up, and displays little concern about public speculation.
• Zhuang Ming is established as a reliable police contact and a capable authority figure who helps protect Lu Ming and his family.
• Lu Annuan remains physically resilient but comically accident-prone, suffering a minor injury through distraction rather than enemy action.

Significant Themes

• Human weakness and Evil Beast influence: The danger comes not only from supernatural creatures but also from humans willing to serve them for selfish reasons.
• The value of institutional support: Lu Ming recognizes that cooperation with the authorities gives him protection and prevents him from facing every threat alone.
• Normal life amid supernatural danger: Bomb threats and assassins are contrasted with school gossip, romantic tension, art appreciation, and everyday mishaps.
• Beauty and subjective appreciation: Ji Mengran argues that art does not need to appeal to everyone; personal reactions are valid. Lu Ming’s practical, money-focused attitude contrasts humorously with her more thoughtful view.
• Public image and intimacy: Ji Mengran’s beauty and behavior attract public attention, while her casual physical closeness with Lu Ming creates the appearance of a romantic relationship.

Character Interactions

• Tang Zhiqing and Xia Lan’s conversation exposes Tang’s hidden romantic and physical interest in Lu Ming.
• Lu Ming exchanges messages with Zhuang Ming, showing trust between them and highlighting his concern for Lu Annuan.
• A male college student at the exhibition hall discusses beautiful women with Lu Ming, only to realize that Lu Ming is the one being accompanied by Ji Mengran.
• Ji Mengran repeatedly takes control of her interaction with Lu Ming—holding his hand, wiping his face, asking him to dispose of the wipe, and guiding him through the exhibition.
• Their conversation about art reveals contrasting personalities but also a growing ease between them.
• The chapter ends with Lu Ming protecting Ji Mengran and the surrounding civilians from a knife-wielding attacker, setting up the next confrontation.

Chapter 229 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• An attacker suddenly assaults Lu Ming and Ji Mengran at the exhibition hall, but security guards quickly subdue him. The venue is temporarily closed amid the ensuing chaos.
• Ji Mengran realizes the attack was likely orchestrated by Rabbit Bone, a powerful Evil Beast capable of directly interfering with the Empress. She understands that Rabbit Bone is searching for Divinely Blessed Land, as are all Evil Beasts.
• Ji Mengran is wounded on the leg during the attack. Lu Ming offers to heal her and uses his mysterious healing ability, which unexpectedly causes her to collapse to her knees.
• Lu Ming worries that his healing power may have harmed her, while bystanders misunderstand the scene and assume the pair are engaging in something intimate. He loudly explains that she simply fainted from fear, preserving his reputation.
• Ji Mengran questions Lu Ming about his powers and learns that he acquired them roughly two months earlier. Her questions about destructive urges and abnormal behavior confirm her suspicion: Lu Ming is the “target” she has been searching for.
• Ji Mengran realizes that Lu Ming is not only connected to the Empress but may himself be the person or source linked to the Divinely Blessed Land. She decides to change her plans and make Lu Ming fall in love with her, both to accomplish her objective and to provoke the Empress.
• Ji Mengran removes her sunglasses, revealing her identity as a nationally famous idol. She secretly disables the nearby spectators’ phone cameras.
• She tells Lu Ming that she is actually a Magical Girl who came to Haiyang to help fight the Evil Beasts. She jokingly claims to have a close, “life-and-death” friendship with the Empress.
• When Lu Ming asks how powerful she is, Ji Mengran modestly claims to be merely average while implying that no one is stronger than her.

Character Developments

• Ji Mengran: Her priorities shift dramatically after discovering Lu Ming’s identity. What began as a rivalry with the Empress and a search for Divinely Blessed Land becomes a deliberate plan to manipulate Lu Ming romantically. Her reaction to his healing power also reveals that it affects her on a profound, intimate level, suggesting a special connection between them.
• Lu Ming: He demonstrates his healing ability and remains unaware of its true significance to Ji Mengran. He is protective and considerate toward her, but also comically self-conscious about how their interaction appears to onlookers. He continues to underestimate the seriousness of the powers and forces surrounding him.
• Rabbit Bone: Though absent from the scene, Rabbit Bone’s attack establishes it as an active and dangerous threat, willing to use indirect methods to target Ji Mengran and interfere with her plans.
• The Empress: Her importance grows through Ji Mengran’s comments. Lu Ming is confirmed to be someone the Empress cares about, making him a valuable tool in Ji Mengran’s rivalry with her.

Significant Themes

• Hidden identities and mistaken assumptions: Ji Mengran conceals her identity as both a famous idol and a powerful Magical Girl, while bystanders completely misinterpret her collapse and Lu Ming’s actions.
• Power hidden in ordinary life: Lu Ming casually uses an extraordinary healing ability without realizing that it may be connected to the deepest secrets of the supernatural world.
• Manipulation and rivalry: Ji Mengran intends to use Lu Ming to achieve her goals and antagonize the Empress, turning romantic attraction into a strategic weapon.
• Fate and coincidence: After searching extensively for her target, Ji Mengran discovers him accidentally while pursuing an entirely different objective.
• Public image versus reality: Ji Mengran is treated as an unreachable celebrity by the public, yet privately she is a powerful, calculating Magical Girl pursuing dangerous supernatural goals.

Character Interactions

• Lu Ming treats Ji Mengran’s leg, unknowingly causing an intense reaction that leaves her kneeling and gripping his hand.
• Ji Mengran interrogates Lu Ming about his powers and possible Evil Beast-related symptoms, subtly confirming his identity.
• Lu Ming worries over Ji Mengran’s health and tries to explain the awkward situation to the crowd.
• Ji Mengran flirts and jokes with Lu Ming, reveals her supposed identity as a Magical Girl, and deliberately presents herself as someone connected to the Empress.
• Their relationship becomes more dangerous and complicated: Lu Ming views her as a beautiful celebrity and ally, while Ji Mengran sees him as both the key to her objective and a means of provoking her greatest rival.

Chapter 230 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ji Mengran reveals that she has come to Haiyang to help with its crisis and will likely remain there for some time. She refuses payment from Lu Ming, saying that becoming friends with him is enough.
• Lu Ming adjusts his attitude toward her, realizing that she is not merely a famous idol interested in sightseeing but a powerful ally providing support to the city.
• Ji Mengran interacts with a fan who asks for her autograph and whether she and Lu Ming are dating. She initially refuses the autograph but offers to reserve a signed CD for him. When asked about Lu Ming, she answers, “Not yet,” implying that she may be interested in a future relationship.
• Ji Mengran’s agent arrives and worries about her being out in public with Lu Ming. Ji Mengran calmly identifies him as a friend and leaves for a recording session.
• Before leaving, Ji Mengran questions Lu Ming about his tastes, including food, drinks, and the type of girl he likes. She records his answers on her phone, clearly gathering information to prepare for future meetings and to draw him closer to her.
• Lu Ming asks whether he can trust her. Ji Mengran earnestly promises that she will never hurt him, claiming that this is because she is a Magical Girl.
• After parting from Lu Ming, Ji Mengran remembers an attacker connected to Rabbit Bone. She leaves her car, transforms into the Witch, and tracks down a Code-named Evil Beast.
• The Evil Beast is manipulating a human by promising to make the woman he loves fall for him if he kills Lu Ming. Ji Mengran kills the creature instantly and begins thinking about how to become closer to Lu Ming.
• The chapter then shifts back to Lu Ming, who receives permission from Zhuang Ming to leave after the area is cleared. He takes a Didi home instead of navigating the complicated bus routes.
• At his residential complex, Lu Ming finds Lu Annuan speaking with Zhuang Ming. She has a bandaged and swollen forehead but is cheerful, causing Lu Ming to worry about her.

Character Developments

• Ji Mengran/Witch: Her friendly, approachable behavior toward Lu Ming is shown to be partly strategic. She intends to make him emotionally dependent on her before approaching him in her true Witch form and using his magical power to achieve liberation. Nevertheless, she appears genuinely pleased when Lu Ming asks whether she can be trusted, suggesting that his sincere, appearance-independent trust affects her emotionally.
• Lu Ming: He begins to recognize Ji Mengran’s true importance and treats her as a powerful ally rather than simply a celebrity. He remains cautious and honest, refusing to pressure her into signing an autograph and directly questioning whether she can be trusted.
• Ji Mengran’s Agent: She is protective and suspicious of Lu Ming at first, but relaxes when Ji Mengran explains that he is a friend. Her reaction also hints that she suspects Ji Mengran may be romantically interested in him.
• Lu Annuan: Although injured, she remains energetic and cheerful. Her condition brings out Lu Ming’s protective concern.
• Rabbit Bone’s Evil Beast: It demonstrates the organization’s willingness to manipulate humans and target Lu Ming, but its confidence and scheming are quickly overcome by the Witch.

Significant Themes

• Trust versus manipulation: Ji Mengran is secretly planning to manipulate Lu Ming, yet his direct question about trust produces an unusually sincere emotional response from her.
• Appearance and genuine connection: Lu Ming acknowledges Ji Mengran’s beauty but does not appear hypnotized or blindly captivated by it. This distinguishes his relationship with her from the shallow fascination of her fans.
• Power hidden beneath ordinary identities: Ji Mengran appears to be a celebrity, but she is actually the immensely powerful Witch capable of destroying a Code-named Evil Beast effortlessly.
• Romantic tension and calculated intimacy: Ji Mengran’s questions and the fan’s dating speculation establish a growing romantic undertone, though her intentions are not entirely honest.
• Protective relationships: Lu Ming’s concern for Lu Annuan and Ji Mengran’s promise not to harm him both reinforce the importance of protection and emotional attachment.

Character Interactions

• Lu Ming and Ji Mengran: Their conversation shifts from casual tour-guide arrangements to personal familiarity and potential romance. Ji Mengran gathers information about him while Lu Ming tests her sincerity.
• Ji Mengran and her fan: She maintains her public boundaries but makes a special accommodation by offering him a signed CD.
• Ji Mengran and her agent: The agent worries about her safety and reputation, while Ji Mengran remains unconcerned and openly calls Lu Ming her friend.
• Ji Mengran and the Evil Beast: The encounter reveals the stark difference between the Witch’s power and the Evil Beast’s schemes. She kills it while it is still trying to understand her motives.
• Lu Ming and Lu Annuan: Their brief reunion highlights Lu Ming’s affection and concern for his injured younger companion.

Chapter Summary

Plot Points and Events

• After the bomb incident at Lu Ming’s residence, Zhuang Ming explains that the police transferred it to a specialized department for safe detonation. She assures Lu Ming and Lu Annuan that the area and surrounding businesses are secure.
• The police have arrested a suspect connected to the attack, but the investigation is still ongoing.
• Lu Ming learns from Tang Zhiqing that the Evil Beast responsible, “Rabbit Bone,” was killed in one blow shortly after the attack. The only person in Haiyang believed capable of such a feat is the mysterious Witch, whose motives remain unknown.
• Lu Ming and Lu Annuan leave together, holding hands. Their increasingly intimate behavior—including their mutual willingness to kiss—shows that their relationship is becoming more openly romantic.
• At the Student Council room, Tang Zhiqing and Lu Ming discuss Rabbit Bone’s death. Ran Yanyue arrives and catches Lu Ming staring at Tang Zhiqing, leading to playful tension and banter.
• Lu Ming continues treating Ran Yanyue’s damaged heart. He believes the next attempt may be the final one, but Ran Yanyue unexpectedly invites him to her house that evening, specifying that they will be alone in her bedroom.
• The following day, the school is lively during break. Rain begins to fall as a typhoon approaches, setting a more secluded and potentially intimate atmosphere for Lu Ming’s visit to Ran Yanyue.

Character Developments

• Lu Ming becomes more confident and proactive in his romantic interactions. He is concerned about the Evil Beast attack but also eagerly pursues greater intimacy with Lu Annuan and Ran Yanyue.
• Lu Annuan grows increasingly comfortable acknowledging her closeness with Lu Ming. She willingly holds his hand, leans against him, and casually suggests kissing, suggesting that her feelings are becoming harder to conceal.
• Zhuang Ming remains a capable and reassuring police officer, though she humorously worries that Lu Ming and Lu Annuan’s request for her to leave work early will result in more overtime.
• Tang Zhiqing continues to act as a composed, teasing Student Council president. She protects Lu Ming when Ran Yanyue accuses him of staring at her, subtly encouraging his behavior.
• Ran Yanyue remains outwardly cool and sharp-tongued, but she is more accepting of physical affection from Lu Ming. Her invitation to her empty home reveals growing trust, vulnerability, and possible romantic anticipation.
• The Witch becomes a more significant mystery after killing Rabbit Bone, raising questions about whether she is an enemy, an ally, or simply pursuing her own goals.

Significant Themes

• Growing romantic intimacy: Lu Ming’s relationships with Lu Annuan and Ran Yanyue continue to shift from teasing and physical contact toward more explicit affection.
• Trust and vulnerability: Ran Yanyue’s willingness to let Lu Ming treat her alone at home suggests that she increasingly trusts him with her physical and emotional recovery.
• Mystery surrounding supernatural forces: Rabbit Bone’s sudden death introduces the Witch as a powerful and unpredictable figure whose actions may affect the conflict between humans and Evil Beasts.
• Protection and security: The police investigation and Lu Ming’s desire to identify and eliminate threats emphasize the characters’ attempts to regain control after the bombing.
• Comedy and romantic tension: Embarrassing misunderstandings, flirtatious teasing, and Lu Ming’s shameless inner thoughts balance the darker supernatural plot.

Character Interactions

• Lu Ming and Lu Annuan: They walk home hand in hand, move physically closer, and openly discuss kissing. Their childhood bond is contrasted with their present romantic intimacy.
• Lu Ming and Zhuang Ming: Zhuang Ming jokes that the two should go home and be affectionate, embarrassing Lu Annuan and prompting both of them to play along.
• Lu Ming and Tang Zhiqing: They discuss Rabbit Bone and the Witch. Tang Zhiqing notices Lu Ming’s distraction and humorously defends him when Ran Yanyue accuses him of staring.
• Lu Ming and Ran Yanyue: Their usual teasing develops into more physical closeness. Ran Yanyue does not reject his hand-holding and invites him to her bedroom for the next heart-treatment session.
• Ran Yanyue and Tang Zhiqing: Ran Yanyue reacts jealously or irritably to Lu Ming’s attention toward Tang Zhiqing, creating a subtle romantic rivalry.

Chapter 232 Summary

Key plot points and events

• During a heavy rainstorm, Ran Yanyue suggests that Lu Ming postpone visiting her home until the weekend so he will not get soaked or catch a cold. Lu Ming worries about being physically intimate while her parents are present, while Ran Yanyue insists she is mainly concerned about his health.
• To ensure they can meet after school, Lu Ming secretly uses his power to stop the rain, joking that it is happening by his will rather than fate.
• At the school gates, Lu Ming endures Li Deng, Cao Guang, and their friends mocking him for waiting for Ran Yanyue. He silently tolerates their teasing, confident that Ran Yanyue’s arrival will embarrass them.
• Ran Yanyue arrives, apologizes for being five minutes late, and walks away with Lu Ming. She agrees to let her butler stay away and suggests that they go shopping together.
• The pair walks to Haiqing Road Commercial Street. Ran Yanyue tries to appear knowledgeable about shopping, while Lu Ming playfully teases her by calling her a “shopping expert.”
• Lu Ming diverts her irritation by suggesting they buy crepes. Ran Yanyue agrees, and the two share a whipped-cream crepe while walking through the shopping district.
• Ran Yanyue deliberately stands close to Lu Ming to signal to nearby admirers that he already has a girlfriend. The chapter ends with her feeding him the crepe after taking the first bite herself.

Character developments

• Lu Ming: Continues to show his affection through both supernatural power and playful behavior. He is eager to spend time alone with Ran Yanyue, but remains restrained around her parents. His teasing and romantic fantasies reveal his growing confidence in their relationship.
• Ran Yanyue: Becomes increasingly comfortable initiating dates and displaying affection. She worries openly about Lu Ming’s health, invites him shopping, shares food with him, and casually stays close to him in public. Although she tries to maintain her composed, “perfect” image, Lu Ming’s teasing easily embarrasses her.
• Li Deng and his friends: Remain a comic source of mockery and antagonistic friendship, teasing Lu Ming while clearly reacting with frustration and envy to his relationship with Ran Yanyue.

Significant themes

• Romantic intimacy: Small gestures—waiting at the school gate, sharing food, walking together, and standing close—show the relationship becoming more natural and affectionate.
• Playful teasing and embarrassment: Lu Ming constantly jokes with Ran Yanyue, while she struggles to preserve her cool demeanor.
• Youthful romance: The shopping trip, crepes, and public displays of affection emphasize the innocence and excitement of a high-school relationship.
• Care beneath teasing: Ran Yanyue’s warnings about illness and limiting calories show that her concern for Lu Ming is genuine, even when expressed awkwardly.
• Supernatural influence: Lu Ming’s ability to stop the rain adds a light magical element to an otherwise ordinary date.

Character interactions

• Lu Ming and Ran Yanyue move from a conversation about health and weather into a spontaneous after-school date.
• Ran Yanyue’s arrival silences the mockery surrounding Lu Ming and leaves Li Deng’s group visibly frustrated.
• Their flirtatious exchange over shopping demonstrates their increasing familiarity.
• At the crepe shop, Ran Yanyue’s closeness subtly discourages other girls from approaching Lu Ming, while their shared dessert creates a romantic “indirect kiss” moment.

Chapter 233 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lu Ming and Ran Yanyue continue their date while sharing a crepe. Lu Ming deliberately eats the portions Ran Yanyue has already bitten, which secretly pleases her.
• To avoid getting separated in the crowd, Ran Yanyue asks Lu Ming to hold her hand. They walk together with their fingers interlocked, growing increasingly comfortable and affectionate.
• They encounter administrators from Haiyang No. 2 Middle School. Worried that her image as a disciplined student will be damaged, Ran Yanyue tells Lu Ming to hide.
• Lu Ming pulls her into an embrace and pretends they are kissing. The administrators criticize the “young couple” while praising Ran Yanyue as a model student, unaware that she is the girl involved.
• Afterward, Lu Ming and Ran Yanyue realize they could simply have released each other’s hands. However, Ran Yanyue admits that she did not want to let go, and Lu Ming confirms that he had never considered doing so.
• Near evening, they travel to one of Ran Yanyue’s family villas, where the butler has prepared dinner. After eating, Ran Yanyue brings Lu Ming to her bedroom.
• Tang Zhiqing calls to remind Lu Ming and Ran Yanyue about the Student Council meeting the next morning. She also suggests a future summer outing and offers to wear a different swimsuit, successfully persuading Lu Ming to agree.
• Ran Yanyue then “compensates” Lu Ming for making him wait earlier by offering him five minutes and thirty-one seconds of use of her lips. Lu Ming immediately kisses her.
• The chapter ends with Lu Ming holding and kissing Ran Yanyue. Once he stops, she teasingly asks whether she ever gave him permission to kiss her.

Character Developments

• Lu Ming becomes more openly affectionate and possessive toward Ran Yanyue. He enjoys their increasingly couple-like behavior and is eager to deepen their relationship.
• Ran Yanyue reveals a softer, more emotionally vulnerable side. Though normally strict and composed, she enjoys Lu Ming’s attention, wants to keep holding his hand, and becomes flustered by their near-kiss and eventual kiss.
• Tang Zhiqing continues acting as a practical Student Council leader while subtly managing the relationship dynamics. Her offer of a summer outing—and especially her swimsuit promise—shows her playful ability to manipulate Lu Ming’s interests.

Significant Themes

• Growing intimacy: Ordinary actions such as sharing food, holding hands, and sitting together gradually become romantic milestones.
• Public image versus private feelings: Ran Yanyue worries about maintaining her perfect disciplinary reputation, even as she privately embraces increasingly intimate behavior with Lu Ming.
• Mutual affection and restraint: Both characters are attracted to each other, but they often hide behind excuses or teasing rather than stating their feelings directly.
• Playful romantic competition: Tang Zhiqing’s phone call introduces a light rivalry and hints at the continuing tension among the Student Council trio.

Character Interactions

• Lu Ming and Ran Yanyue share food, hold hands, pretend to kiss in public, and openly acknowledge that neither wanted to separate.
• Their conversation at the villa shows increasing emotional honesty, particularly when Ran Yanyue admits she did not want to let go of Lu Ming.
• Tang Zhiqing interrupts their private moment with a Student Council reminder, then draws Lu Ming into agreeing to a future outing.
• Ran Yanyue takes control of the final romantic moment by offering compensation for Lu Ming’s wait, but Lu Ming eagerly initiates the kiss, leading to playful tension afterward.

Chapter 234 Summary

Plot Points and Events

• Lu Ming and Ran Yanyue share an intimate moment after Ran grants him permission to kiss her. They kiss passionately, but their time together is limited by an alarm clock, as the allotted compensation time expires after two minutes.
• They then begin the main purpose of the visit: Lu Ming’s healing treatment for Ran Yanyue’s damaged heart.
• Ran removes her bra and later her top so Lu Ming can directly place his hand over her heart. Their interaction remains playful and awkward, with Ran pretending the touching is purely a “medical procedure.”
• Lu Ming uses his Healing magic to repair the scars and missing portions of Ran’s heart. The process is difficult and consumes an enormous amount of magical energy, especially because he physically materializes magic to restore the damaged organ.
• By the end of the treatment, Ran’s heart is fully restored. She can feel it beating strongly and healthily for the first time, giving her a powerful sense of vitality.

Character Development

• Lu Ming openly expresses his affection for Ran, admitting that he wants to kiss her and that he cannot live without her. Although he jokes and teases her, he treats her body and recovery with genuine admiration and seriousness.
• Ran Yanyue becomes increasingly honest and emotionally vulnerable. She allows Lu Ming greater physical and emotional closeness, even removing her clothes despite her usual cold, controlled demeanor.
• Ran also realizes that her feelings for Lu Ming are absolute: even if every man in the world were available to her, she would still choose him.
• Her insecurity about her smaller chest compared with Tang Zhiqing’s is revealed, though she hides it behind sarcastic remarks. Lu Ming’s acceptance and desire reassure her.
• The healing gives Ran hope that she can finally become truly healthy, something she has long desired. She is moved enough to nearly cry.

Significant Themes

• Love as healing: Lu Ming’s affection and magic both restore Ran’s damaged heart, linking romantic love with literal physical recovery.
• Trust and vulnerability: Ran gradually lets down her emotional and physical defenses, trusting Lu Ming with both her body and her deepest feelings.
• Intimacy versus restraint: Their playful flirting contrasts with Ran’s controlled personality and the limited time they have together, emphasizing how precious their private moments are.
• Renewal and hope: The repaired heart symbolizes Ran’s movement away from suffering and toward a healthier, more hopeful life.
• Emotional commitment: Ran’s realization that she would choose Lu Ming above anyone else confirms the depth of her love.

Character Interactions

• Lu Ming and Ran tease each other throughout the chapter, especially over the meaning of Ran’s suggestive wording and her insistence that the touching is medical.
• Ran becomes embarrassed when Lu Ming sees her body, while Lu Ming is overwhelmed by her beauty rather than motivated only by desire.
• Their mutual awkwardness gradually turns into tenderness as Ran adjusts herself to make the healing easier and Lu Ming reassures her through his actions and confession.
• The chapter ends with Ran silently experiencing the restored strength of her heart while struggling to contain her tears, marking a deeply emotional culmination of their relationship.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• After Lu Ming uses his magical healing ability, Ran Yanyue’s long-term heart condition is effectively cured. Overwhelmed by relief, she embraces him and cries, thanking him for giving her a chance to live normally.
• Ran Yanyue reflects on the life she will now be able to enjoy: eating without strict medical calculations, shopping with friends, and participating in school life instead of watching from the sidelines.
• Once she regains her composure, she becomes embarrassed about how emotionally vulnerable and physically bold she had been with Lu Ming. She asks him to close his eyes while she puts her clothes back on, insisting that their treatment was medically necessary.
• Lu Ming teases her about the examination, while Ran Yanyue explains that her cardiologist was an elderly female expert, apparently to prevent him from becoming jealous.
• Before leaving, Lu Ming tells Ran Yanyue that he has taken away “her sixteen years of worries.” The remark deeply moves her.
• After Lu Ming leaves, Ran Yanyue rereads an old diary entry describing her ideal future partner. She revises the standards she wrote as a child, realizing that someone like Lu Ming—lively, kind, and imperfect—would suit her better.
• She falls asleep peacefully, while Lu Ming’s magic continues merging with her body. For a moment, her pajamas change color, hinting at the magical transformation taking place within her.
• The next morning, Ran Yanyue misses school because her parents take her to the hospital for tests. Her doctor is astonished by her recovery and wants to meet the person responsible.
• Ran Yanyue’s parents send Lu Ming grateful messages, which he answers modestly, though he privately wishes he had taken greater advantage of the romantic situation.
• At school, Li Deng teasingly questions Lu Ming about his relationship with Ran Yanyue. Lu Ming reveals that they went to her house for “medical treatment,” shocking Li Deng and prompting jokes about Lu Ming lacking the “humanity” necessary to enter the Ran family villa.

Character Developments

• Ran Yanyue: Experiences a major emotional breakthrough. She moves from being isolated, self-controlled, and defined by illness to imagining a future filled with ordinary happiness. Her feelings for Lu Ming become explicit in her private thoughts, and she begins to view him as both her savior and someone she loves.
• Lu Ming: Shows compassion and restraint despite his playful attitude. He prioritizes Ran Yanyue’s emotional state over his own desires, while continuing to tease her and enjoy their growing intimacy.
• Ran Yanyue’s parents: Their worry and guilt are replaced by gratitude and hope after witnessing their daughter’s miraculous recovery.
• Li Deng: Remains the comic observer, suspicious of Lu Ming’s connection with Ran Yanyue and eager to gossip about it.

Significant Themes

• Rebirth and liberation: Ran Yanyue is symbolically reborn, freed from the physical and emotional limitations that have shaped her entire life.
• Love as healing: Lu Ming’s magic cures her illness, but his emotional support also helps her release years of fear, loneliness, and suppressed emotion.
• Changing expectations: Ran Yanyue abandons the rigid standards she once set for a future partner and learns that genuine character and affection matter more than an idealized checklist.
• Ordinary happiness: The chapter emphasizes how meaningful everyday experiences—eating freely, shopping, attending school, and spending time with friends—are to someone who has been denied them.
• Privacy versus public perception: Ran Yanyue and Lu Ming share a deeply intimate bond, while their classmates interpret their relationship through teasing, rumors, and incomplete information.

Character Interactions

• Ran Yanyue and Lu Ming: Their embrace and conversation mark a turning point in their relationship. She openly thanks him and privately acknowledges her love, while he comforts and playfully flirts with her.
• Ran Yanyue and her parents: Though they do not appear together directly in the main scene, their messages and concern show a loving but anxious family dynamic. Her recovery relieves their long-standing fear.
• Lu Ming and Ran Yanyue’s doctor/family: The doctor is eager to identify the source of the miracle, while Ran’s father struggles to keep her from immediately confronting Lu Ming.
• Lu Ming and Li Deng: Their exchange provides comic relief, with Li Deng trying to expose Lu Ming’s relationship with Ran Yanyue and Lu Ming answering with confident ambiguity.

Chapter Summary

• Ran Sibo’s donation: The head teacher announces that entrepreneur Ran Sibo has donated 30 million yuan to the school, partly to improve the cafeteria’s notoriously poor food. The donation is also meant to honor a student who impressed him.
• Lu Ming receives public praise: The honored student is revealed to be Lu Ming, causing the entire class and nearby students to admire and envy him. Lu Ming modestly claims he only made a “tiny” contribution, though he secretly enjoys the attention. His achievement also pleases the head teacher, who expects the school funding to improve his own prospects.
• Classmates react: Lu Ming spends the day answering questions about his relationship with the Ran family. He later teases Zeng Yi and Ye Xun about how impressive he is. Ye Xun openly admires him, while Zeng Yi, whose father is involved in the same matter, tries to act casual. Both girls enjoy gaining status from knowing Lu Ming, with Zeng Yi even boasting that he may become her secretary.
• Lu Ming meets Lu Annuan: After school, Lu Ming waits outside International Middle School for his childhood friend Lu Annuan. She arrives, links arms with him, and naturally takes his hand. Their affectionate behavior makes Lu Ming self-conscious, especially after they see another student couple being reprimanded for holding hands.
• Running from the school administrator: Lu Ming jokes that Lu Annuan is the “bold girl” hugging a boy. When her grade director actually appears and catches them together, she panics and pulls Lu Ming into a run. A gust of wind briefly distracts the administrator, allowing them to escape. Lu Annuan is visibly happy while holding Lu Ming’s hand as they run away together.
• Shopping for hotpot: The pair go to the wet market to buy ingredients for a hotpot meal. Their domestic, comfortable interaction highlights their closeness and childhood-friend relationship. Lu Annuan briefly thinks about the suggestive reputation of oysters and Lu Ming’s already impressive physical stamina, then imagines that a girl like herself would be a suitable partner for him. She loses sight of him when he goes to another stall, ending the chapter with her puzzled search for him.

Character Development and Interactions

• Lu Ming becomes more confident and playful as he enjoys the attention brought by Ran Sibo’s praise. He teases others about his popularity but remains outwardly modest.
• Lu Annuan grows increasingly comfortable displaying affection toward Lu Ming. Though she becomes embarrassed when she realizes how intimate they appear in public, she chooses to hold on tighter and happily runs away with him.
• Ye Xun openly admires Lu Ming, while Zeng Yi hides her admiration behind boastful pride.
• The chapter emphasizes the easy physical intimacy and mutual comfort between Lu Ming and Lu Annuan through hand-holding, linked arms, teasing, and shopping together.

Significant Themes

• Public recognition and status: Lu Ming’s connection to the Ran family elevates his reputation at school and gives others reflected prestige.
• Romantic tension and youthful affection: The playful contrast between “puppy love” being forbidden and Lu Ming and Lu Annuan behaving romantically creates much of the chapter’s humor.
• Domestic intimacy: Shopping and planning a hotpot meal present Lu Ming and Lu Annuan as naturally compatible, almost like a couple already accustomed to everyday life together.
• Comedy through self-awareness: Lu Ming’s exaggerated thoughts and Lu Annuan’s attempts to justify their closeness turn ordinary interactions into comic situations.

Chapter Summary

Lu Ming and Lu Annuan return home after shopping and prepare a hot pot meal together. Lu Annuan handles the cooking while Lu Ming arranges the table, creating an intimate, domestic atmosphere that resembles a married couple. Lu Ming has secretly bought beer, hoping to make Lu Annuan slightly tipsy so he can take their physical relationship further, especially since she previously implied she might help him with his desires.
During the meal, Lu Ming notices that Lu Annuan has bought oysters, which he associates with increasing male desire. He casually offers her beer, but Lu Annuan refuses because she has athletic training the next day and is concerned about alcohol harming her health and performance. Although disappointed, Lu Ming respects her decision and puts the beer away, prioritizing her well-being over his own intentions. Lu Annuan realizes that he may have planned to get her drunk so he could do something intimate, but she does not truly believe he would mistreat her.
After eating, the two cooperate in washing and drying the dishes, further emphasizing their comfortable domestic partnership. Their routine is interrupted when Zhuang Ming arrives. She warns them that a typhoon is approaching and gives Lu Annuan a tablet containing the locations of many Evil Beasts in Haiyang City. The “Rabbit Bone” Evil Beasts remain unfound, but eliminating the marked creatures would make the city safer.
Before Zhuang Ming leaves, Lu Annuan privately asks whether oysters can significantly increase a boy’s sexual desire. Zhuang Ming, despite having no romantic experience, confidently confirms this and warns Lu Annuan that high school boys are especially lustful. Lu Annuan calmly replies that Lu Ming would not do anything improper to her, revealing her trust in him and her awareness of his feelings.
Once Zhuang Ming departs, Lu Annuan invites Lu Ming to sit beside her and watch a movie. He takes her hand, strongly tempted to touch her, while she blushes and appears nervous about his intentions. The chapter ends with both of them simultaneously calling each other’s name and asking the other to speak first, leaving their romantic tension unresolved.

Character Development and Interactions

• Lu Ming: Becomes increasingly honest with himself about his attraction to Lu Annuan, but ultimately demonstrates restraint by abandoning his plan to use alcohol when she declines. His affection is mixed with adolescent desire, yet he genuinely cares about her health and consent.
• Lu Annuan: Acts nurturing and domestic while cooking and sharing chores. She is perceptive enough to recognize Lu Ming’s intentions, but trusts him and is curious rather than purely alarmed. Her private question to Zhuang Ming shows both innocence and growing awareness of romantic and sexual matters.
• Zhuang Ming: Serves as the messenger for the Evil Beast mission and the approaching typhoon. Her confident relationship advice is humorous because she privately lacks romantic experience.

Significant Themes

• Romantic tension and emerging intimacy: Lu Ming and Lu Annuan are increasingly aware of their mutual attraction, but neither openly states what they want.
• Trust and restraint: Lu Ming’s decision not to pressure Lu Annuan with alcohol suggests that genuine concern tempers his desires.
• Domestic companionship: Cooking, eating, and doing dishes together portray the pair as an emotionally close, almost married couple.
• Humor through innocence and misunderstanding: Lu Annuan’s earnest questions and Zhuang Ming’s unfounded confidence create comic relief.
• Duty beneath everyday life: The approaching typhoon and Evil Beast locations remind the characters that their ordinary romantic moments exist alongside the larger magical threat facing Haiyang City.